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free to lose

"Because of the gospel, we have nothing to prove or protect. We can stop
pretending. We can take off our masks and be real. The gospel frees us
from trying to impress people, appease people, measure up for people, or
prove ourselves to people. The gospel frees us from the burden of
trying to control what other people think about us. It frees us from the
miserable, unquenchable pursuit to make something of ourselves by using
others...

The gospel frees us from the urge to self-gain, to push ourselves
forward for our own purposes and agenda and self-esteem. When you
understand that your significance, security, and identity are all
anchored in Christ, you don’t have to win—you’re free to lose. And
nothing in this broken world can beat a person who isn’t afraid to lose!
You’ll be free to say crazy, risky, counter-intuitive stuff like, “To
live is Christ and to die is gain”!"

Tullian Tchividjian, It's okay to not be okay (read the full thing here)